Garment-supporter



(Nd Model.)

S. W. VARNEY. GARMENT SUPPORTER.

Patented Apr. 16, 1895 SMAMVMYLQI a \z'l't'l IIIIIIn-EE:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL W. VARNEY, OF NORWICH, CONNECTICUT.

GARMENT-SUPPORTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 537,557, dated April 16, 1895.

Application filed January '7, 1895. Serial No. 534,041. (No model.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL W. VAENEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Norwich, in the county of New London and State of Connecticut, have invented a certain new and useful Improvementin Garment-Supporters, which improvement is fully set forth and described in the following specification, reference being bad to the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Figures 1, 2 and 3 are, respectively, front, rear and edge-views of a garment supporter of my new form, Fig. 3 illustrating two thicknesses of fabric clamped therein, explaining the manner of using my device; and Fig. 4 is an enlarged, sectional, view on line 0aacof Fig. 2.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, cheap and serviceable device by means of which two or more thicknesses of fabric, or articles of wearing apparel, may be readily clamped together and my said device is specially convenient for use in securing mens underwear to trousers.

Referring to the drawings, the letter a indicatesa circular plate formed with a radially extending portion a, and 1) denotes a plate similar to a but cut away at the sides as at W, for a purpose hereinafter explained. Plate b is formed with an extension I) which is hinged to the extension 0. by a rivet c as best explained by Fig. 4. This manner of securing the plates 0. and b together permits said plates to be swung on said pivot or rivet. (See dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2.)

Plate at forms the front, or exposed plate of my garment supporter and 1) forms the rear plate. Said rear plate is provided near its central part with two or more spurs d of a length sufficient to almost reach the inner face of plate a when the device is in service.

The hinge rivet c is preferably formed with an enlarged central portion forming flat shoulders against which the plates a and 1) rest and by means of which they are kept substantially parallel with each other. The enlarged portion is also provided with a ring a by means of which the supporter may be secured by a chain c to some convenient article as, for example, to the suspenders.

When it is desired to use my supporter, the plates on and b are swung open to expose the spurs d which latter are then forced through the under-garment and trousers, or other fabrics, as the case may be, and the front plate a is then swung, on the rivet c, to the position shown in Figs. 2 and 3 thus crowding the fabrics down on to the spurs d. This opera tion of closing the front plate a also serves to force the fabric rearward upon the edges 1) of the rear plate 6 and I find in practice that by thus making the rear plate somewhat narrower than the front plate all tendency of the plates to slip on the fabric, or become accidentally displaced, is effectually prevented.

My device is inexpensive to produce, is easily operated and performs its work perfectly.

Having described my invention, I claim- A garment supporter comprising a rivet, the central portion of which is enlarged and pro vided with two flat surfaces, and with means for suspending it, a flat plate pivotally secured to each end of the rivet and in contact with the shoulders, one of said plates being of a lesser width than the other one and provided with inwardly projecting spurs, substantially as set forth.

SAMUEL W. VARNEY.

Witnesses:

FRANK H. ALLEN, LILA D. PEALE. 

